据道琼斯奥斯陆6月24日消息,挪威国家石油公司Statoil周三表示,公司将提前取消COSL Pioneer钻机合约,该合约的期限还有大约13个月时间,主要是因为在当前钻机能力过剩的情况下,公司无法为该钻机寻找到工作的机会。
受油价大幅下挫的影响,COSL Pioneer钻机在去年10月份就暂停使用。另外有两台钻机在去年秋季也被暂停使用,去年12月挪国油表示,这些钻机的闲置时间将长于预期。
挪国油负责供应链的高级副总裁Jon Arnt Jacobsen表示:“我们很遗憾不得不取消该合约,这是钻机业务产能过剩的结果。”
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Statoil Cancels Rig Contract Amid Overcapacity
By Kjetil Malkenes Hovland
OSLO--Norway's Statoil ASA (STO) Wednesday said that it would cancel a contract with the COSL Pioneer drilling rig some 13 months before it expires, as the company had failed to find work for it amid an over capacity of rigs.
The COSL Pioneer rig was suspended in October last year, following a plunge in oil prices. Two other rigs were also suspended during the fall, and in December the company said the rigs would be kept idle longer than expected.
"We regret the need to have to cancel this contract," said Jon Arnt Jacobsen, Statoil's supply chain senior vice president. "Cancellation is a consequence of over capacity in the rig portfolio."